PADM 5035 - Professional Practice for Public Managers

3 hours

Capstone workshop that teaches current and future public managers how to operate a government agency on a day-to-day basis. Managerial practices to be covered include the meaning of public service, communication in the public sector, making effective presentations to legislatures and governing boards, group facilitation and effective meetings, executive-legislative relations, citizen relations, media relations, and ethics.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of all other MPA core courses or consent of department.

To be taken during the last term/semester of course work.